Each of 15 second-grade Catholic school teachers' top-and bottom-reading group sessions were tape recorded. Good teacher behavior between top and bottom groups was compared by means of a correlated t -test. Findings indicated that teacher behavior may not be adversely affected by teacher expectation. (Author/RC)

This paper addresses the construct of motivation as it relates to learning. Questions that will be discussed are (a) What is motivation, (b), how can motivation be incorporated in the instructional design process, and finally, (c) what motivational techniques have been used successfully in e-learning settings? Some general background information…

Author provided suggestions directed to cooperating teachers to assist them in directing a quality student-teaching experience. (Author/RK)

Describes occupational stereotypes of school principals based on interviews with 21 metropolitan elementary, junior high and senior high school principals. Roles defined are: administrator, public relations man, disciplinarian, entertainer and educator. Consequences resulting from unrealistic expectations of inaccurate stereotypes are also…

The author chronicles the search for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology for her daughter Anna, who is now age 21. Though Anna has severe cognitive, visual and orthopedic disabilities, a more significant obstacle to finding a functional AAC system has been low expectations of her capability. Because Anna could not perform…

Whether or not the racial composition of a school affects black students' educational expectations is examined in this paper. It compares the educational expectations of 1973 high school sophomores with a 1967 group. Data were collected via questionnaires administered to groups of entire 10th grade classes. The study population was drawn from a…

This research explored three neglected facets of the relationship between athletics and achievement: (1) sex differences, (2) the broader range of extracurricular activities, and (3) the age range of adolescents. The sample consisted of 3000 males and females in grades 7 through 12. For both sexes, academic achievement was positively related to…

In an attempt to determine the academic expectations of beginning Master's level students in a Counselor Education program, a 50-item questionnaire was administered to 38 of those students. Additionally, the entire faculty of this department was surveyed using the same instrument to determine how closely their views matched those of the students.…

Reports an experimental effort to determine the validity of the proposition in deviance theory which holds that to label a person is to produce a change in the expectancies one holds for his performance. (Author/DEP)

Two hundred college students, most of whom had been administered the Rotter I-E and trust scales prior to the experiment, were assigned to testing groups. Findings indicate that clear sex-role stereotypes exist with regard to both locus of control and trust, and that the stereotypes are shared by subjects of both sexes. (Author)

The study analyzed the nature of parental and staff expectation for the future achievement potential of 45 learning disabled (LD) students. Forty-five groups of parents and 45 sets of staff members (consisting of a regular class and an LD teacher) were administered the Jensen and Kogan Rating Scale which measures expectations in the areas of…

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence and the relative salience of imagery and contextual cues in the mediation of preschoolers' emotional stereotypes. Fourteen male and 14 female preschoolers enrolled in a university summer preschool program were presented with six hypothetical emotional situations in story form -- 2 each for…

Background knowledge and experience individuals bring to an activity influence the degree of meaning derived from it. This paper focuses on children's knowledge and text comprehension as it explores the nature of the relationship between them. Studies with children between the ages of five and twelve were undertaken to examine the effect of…